Éphémère (Apple) - Unibroue

Jason

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 341ml brown twist off with a foiled top, no freshness date.

Appearance: Fluffy white head collapses into a thin sudsy lace. Bright golden bubbly clarity.

Smell: Ripe granny smith apple, core and all with some light spicing on the side.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Sweet-tart apple, crisp yet meek wheat malt … light bodied. Flowery with a spiciness in the back to balance.

Drinkability & Notes: If it was not for the apple character this would just be plain carbonated water with a little malt on the side.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2004 19:21:59 | More by Jason

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-20-2013 05:05:51 | More by Kmat10

NJB145

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-20-2013 00:57:41 | More by NJB145

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-18-2013 01:35:40 | More by HarmonMW

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-17-2013 03:16:07 | More by ElizabethEleanor

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-16-2013 15:44:09 | More by ajtorres311

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-15-2013 01:05:48 | More by hotsudge

aty11b

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +31.9%

05-14-2013 01:07:33 | More by aty11b

deadliest

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-14-2013 00:34:55 | More by deadliest

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-10-2013 18:42:24 | More by JamesStreet

Hopinista

Nevada

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-09-2013 03:06:58 | More by Hopinista

kangarooAdam59

Maine

3.38/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

This looks interesting - nice elf fairy lookin' creature on the bottle, ok, well here goes:

Back of the bottle says to put it in a tulip:

A: hazy yellow/orange/brown body more yellow at the edges, one finger level foamy white head, some floaties - apple perhaps, carbonation is seen rising

S: green apples, coriander, light spice, light wheat malt comes out after a bit of warming

T: sweet, somewhat sour but also tart, wheat balances it a bit, sharp apple aftertaste, sweet watery finish

M: light, sessionable, carbonation is a bit sharp, but decent for the style

O: well, I'm glad I tried it, however, for me, it may be just a bit too fruity for my liking, still fits a decent "apple" beer if you want to try it

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 13:37:52 | More by kangarooAdam59

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-08-2013 03:16:55 | More by dalepryor

falconxman

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

05-06-2013 01:03:39 | More by falconxman

schaffer9252

New York

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

05-04-2013 14:59:16 | More by schaffer9252

MAUEX_MFA

Rhode Island

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-03-2013 23:51:35 | More by MAUEX_MFA

elBecko

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-02-2013 23:55:38 | More by elBecko

valkyre65

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-02-2013 00:33:16 | More by valkyre65

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-01-2013 05:44:59 | More by spycow

BradtheGreat7

Ohio

3.49/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

12 oz/355ml brown Unibroue style bottle. Gold foiled with awesome artwork. Can't say I've had any beer with some sort of good looking Elf Fairy delivering a basket of freshly picked granny Smith green apples lol, but hey! It's well done. Poured this into a stemmed Belgian style tulip glass(fairly narrow glass).

A - wow.. What a brilliantly beautiful colored ale. Stunning bright yellow(maybe golden but idk if I can say golden with this). The yellow just glows with small and faint bright orange glowing within the yellow blaze. Head is magnificent.. No wait.. I turn back to the ale and it's gone. Well it was white and fluffy yet now you'd hardly know it existed. Based on what I saw 5 seconds ago this ale easily could have scored a 4.5 on appearance. Now just faint spots around the edge leaving no stick.

S - fresh and ripe green apples. I wouldn't say apple juice, but the sour apples are there in a huge way. Faint whiff of coriander and spices. Some wheat like malt in the background.

T - sour green apples with some wheat flavors. Yeast is pretty unique even for Unibroue. I get the orange peel just before the green apples take back over. Coriander and spiciness in the finish. Sour and tart throughout.

M - pretty light in the mouth. A real fruitiness to this one. Refreshing on a warm day? I'd like to think so. Easy to drink though I'm not sure I could do multiple due to the crisp apple like flavors.

O - hmm.. Im sorry, but I can't put this in the fruit beer/ale category.. Even with all the apple notes going on. There is still a wheat presence and it's noticeable. It's reminds me a lot of their witbier with a big apple punch. So I can't get past that and I sure as hell don't get a fruit beer with this. Is it fruity? Well yea, but it has enough wheat going on to be just some old fruit beer. Is it world class? As world class as it can get. A damn fine brewery with an idea and they perfected it. Problem is, that's not much in terms of what it is. I love Unibroue and this isn't a complete waste. It's as good as anyone will ever get with a wheat ale with apples and coriander lol. But that doesn't mean it's an A+ brew either. Just a very good brewery with an idea. I'll drink one in spring, but I won't go out of my way to get it. My wife does love it though and she hates beer of all kinds lmao.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 00:18:21 | More by BradtheGreat7

rdooley

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-27-2013 16:49:11 | More by rdooley

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-26-2013 15:21:37 | More by Jason1337

cnwillis31

Maine

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

04-23-2013 22:06:41 | More by cnwillis31

Grinky

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

04-20-2013 04:37:49 | More by Grinky

jeranbrews

New York

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A - lemon butter murky with some quickly fading cloud white head. No lacing.

S - light sweet banana notes orange peel is noticeable. Very sweet and fragrant.

T - simplistic sadly. Apples dominate naturally.

M - crisp aftertaste like white wine a bit dry despite low ABV

D - overall acceptable and tastes but not outstanding in any way. Maybe a good transition beer to or from ciders.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 23:52:36 | More by jeranbrews